yeah i have windows VISTA Ultimate X64 edition and i managed
to get the application to install but then when i try to run it i
get this error " Could not find the Flash Paper Printer Please
Reinstall Flash Paper Printer Flash paper Printer Will now Close"
this isnt going to be the same issue as with acrobat ans post
script Drivers for X64 os's????
i do hope not!!!!

come on adobe get ya fingers to work... create the Drivers or
updates that we need!!!

I had some luck but it's still not working very well. It's
been a few weeks since I did this so I may still be a bit fuzzy
with the details.

Basically I ran MMLicenseMgr.exe in C:/Program
Files/Macromedia/FlashPaper 2/MLM as an administrator to register
the project. Then I ran the regular install (as an administrator I
think). When I was done I was able to print to FlashPaper from most
applications as long as I ran them as an administrator.

I came to the forum to ask why my FlashPaper no longer works.
Hmmm..............looks like the problem is Windows Vista?
I am having problems running a lot of the software I ran on
WinXP Pro. I'm really disappointed because there is no choice --
it's a monopoly. If you buy a new computer, it has Vista.

And Windows didn't give people enough time to get their
software updated for the new OS, so many software companies do not
support WIN Vista at all. I have found that to be the case with a
lot of software I ran before.

So on Flash Paper, I used to be able to print anything in FP,
and now it just sits there TRYING to configure to do the print
process but does nothing.

quote:
Originally posted by:
Pea-JayAnd Windows didn't give people enough time to get their
software updated for the new OS, so many software companies do not
support WIN Vista at all. I have found that to be the case with a
lot of software I ran before.

I too cant get mine to work - i'm using the 32bit version
(business edition for what it's worth, but that doesnt change
much). I dont agree that "windows" (i.e. microsoft) didnt give
enough time. RC1 was in September, and no major changes have really
happend. Further more, the RTM was in November, so we're now
february.

The message i get is that Flashapper is trying to show a
message. I click on the message box , and it sends me to this
strange screen with nothing buy the flashpaper exe, and the fact it
is processing. alas that's as far as it goes. Could Adobe get a
patch for this please?!

I use it for both Flashpaper and PDF loads, and buying
Acrobat doesnt solve the problem as I want it in flash . I know
it's getting quite old, but i bought Studio 8 - there is no more
modern version. No doubt Adobe will axe Flashpaper anyway, but for
us loyal customers out there, a fix - or at least some workarounds,
or comment (i have seen none...i'll keep looking) from Adobe about
what we are supposed to do.

My only real other option is to use PDF and XPS add ons in
Office 2007, and XPS for everything else that is not from Office...
But i know Adobe arent too hot on that idea!! :-). BUt quite
seriously here: i'm now in a poition where Flashpaper has not been
a very well suported format. WHen macromeida released it, they did
nothing buy claim it was better than PDF - even doing side by side
comparisons on size etc. NOw Adobe has bought macromedia up, i kind
of find my huge library of FlashPaper is sort of redundant (even if
flash lives on).

>>>>..I use it for both Flashpaper and PDF loads,
.....Studio 8 - there is no more modern version. No doubt Adobe
will axe Flashpaper anyway, but for us loyal customers out there, a
fix - or at least some workarounds, or comment (i have seen
none...i'll keep looking) from Adobe about what we are supposed to
do<<<<
I agree. I used FP for a lot of client work and I miss being
able to use it. I sure oppose the way Microsoft just forces the
public to use a new OS (Vista) if you buy a new computer built
around Vista, but then the software is all outdated and most
companies are not going to cater to Vista until there are enough
users out there. I don't think it'll be long, however, because ANY
new computer now is VISTA, Sonys, HPs, etc... But I'd like my stuff
to work NOW not 6 months from now or never. :o(

After reading all of these posts, I need some advice. I used
RoboPDF to create PDF documents from Word. Really, that’s all
I need to do. I was forced to get a new computer last week due to
the untimely death of my laptop and, of course, it had Vista.

As I soon found out, RoboPDF doesn’t work on Vista is
no longer a supported product. In my haste to get back up and
running quickly, I dropped $80 and bought Flash Paper only to find
out that it doesn’t work either.

I am still within my 30 days return period and want to know
if anyone thinks I should hope and pray this will be resolved
before then or if I should return it. (An OFFICIAL reply from Adobe
would be nice.)

Are there any other products that will enable me to create
PDF document from Word?

I would suggest you get a refund. Google the internet for
products that convert Word to PDF. Most likely it will be 'print
driver', like Adobe's Distiller. Meaning when you go to print
you'll select the new printer driver vice your normal printer and
this will convert it from Word to PDF.

I don't know if any of you have used CutePDF
(www.cutepdf.com), but it's a great, free PDF printer. I went
looking for it again when FlashPaper refused to work on Vista. It
currently supports Vista (including x64, which I have so I can
confirm this). Just install it, and then when it asks to download
and install the other component, say yes.

Now if you get an error like I did, don't worry. You can
still get it to work.

A search through their FAQs shows how to fix this printer
install error - unfortunately the fix doesn't work in Vista quite
as reported. This is how I got it towork. After install (ignore the
install errors, as long as you have the latest version installed)
open the printers folder. Right click and go to "run as
administrator --> add printer". Select local printer. If the CW2
port shows up, select that, else select "create new port" and
choose "cutepdf writer monitor". Then for the printer model, select
basically anything (you could do a have disk I suspect, if you
could find where the files are). Name the printer CutePDF Writer
Then after the printer is created, go to the printer's properties.
(select it and choose "set printer properties" from the bar at top
of the folder). Go to the advanced tab. Under driver, use the drop
down and select "CutePDF Writer".

This worked like a charm for me. Hopefully it will be of some
use to others until Adobe gets a FlashPaper patch out.

As far as I can tell from Adobe's official press release on
the matter, there are no plans for Adobe to do antyhing about this.
In their official reponse (
http://www.adobe.com/support/products/pdfs/adobe_products_and_windows_vista.pdf)
they say that flashpaper "installs and runs with minimal known
issues" which is absolutely incorrect, but it appears to be a
blanket statement they're attaching to all of their products they
apparently never tested on Vista.

I wouldn't anticipate Adobe ever delivering a patch for
flashpaper on Vista.

It would appear that their efforts are focused on their new
initiatves at the peril of any compatibility patches for older
Macromedia products.

ammendment to my previous post: I didn't really mean to leave
the last part on my post about the "apparently never tested on
Vista". After I typed that I realized that it's quite possible that
the version of software they tested on or the version fo Vista they
tested against didn't have a compatibility issue. I have no way of
knowing whther or not they tested this beyond what they say in this
press release, but it at first glance it would appear that it
wasn't tested on an official release of Vista. Again, this is
purely seculation.

I think that the ex Macromedia have done a really bad move
choosing Adobe!
Anyway boone51, i think you was right because they have
removed the pdf and no one seem interested in give us some answers
^_^''

First of all, I am not experiencing any of the errors you
report. My problem is this: I have installed Contribute and
FlashPaper successfully (no installation errors reported). However,
after I select Macromedia FlashPaper as my printer for a particular
job, the print queues correctly, no error printing appears, but
nothing else happens… AT ALL! No FlashPaper file, no popup
error, nothing.

If Adobe can, in good conscience charge an exorbitant price
for its software, then it behooves them to support those products.
Damn what Microsoft has done, fix YOUR product!

I really can’t believe your solution is to
“Install FlashPaper on a supported operating
system…”

Oh, really? Would you like to hear that from your car dealer?

“Oh, sorry to hear your new $50 thousand car
doesn’t work. You should just drive your old one,
instead.”

You’d go as crazy as I’m getting!

Please, do something.
Sincerely,
Steve Perry
SPerry@Sayne.com

Buyer of Macromemdia Products since 1997 and Adobe Products
since 2001.

I received the same message, MMxpt stop working, upon
upgrading Contribute 3 to version 3.11 on Vista Bus. Enterprise.
Not too familiar with FlashPaper and wanted to uninstall to
resolve, but could not find 'quick' way to do so. My workaround
was to run Contribute in compability mode for XP SP2 and also
select "Run as Administrator'. User is member of admin group,
but without that box checked error will reoccur even when in
compability mode.

So, hey Adobe, is there going to be an update to Flash Paper
that will work on Vista without having to tweak the flange grommet
or reloading the protocol stack? If this functionality is
incorporated with another "Adobe" product I would loooove to know
what it is. Just tell me and I would be happy to buy it.

Right,
I have spoken to Adobe (on the phone) and they say in short
unless you have the CS2 version they don't care.
All the other versions don't work and they aren’t going
to do anything about it as they are no longer covered by support
(If you have the CS2 version, call them to fix).
This really annoys me as I have paid for this product and it
doesn't work and my friend didn't and cracked it and his still
works perfectly.
I have found that if you put the Contribute CD in and run a
repair it will load up and work but when you close it again it
won't open unless you run the install fix again.
By the way the above link doesn't work!
For the record I hate adobe help they are useless I have
emailed them and called them many times over the last 4 years and
they have never sorted out a single problem, it has always been
users who have helped me out or uploaded a patch!
I won't be using adobe products again and I suggest that
every one else seriously reconsiders there loyalty to adobe if this
is the level service you can expect
The amount of time I have spent on the help pages, phone and
emails I probably could have written a program that actually works!
(And paid for the product 12 times over)
Yours
The seriously disappointed customer (maybe I should just get
an illegal version)

My corporation would like to invest in FlashPaper but we are
all using Vista. Currently there is no feedback from Adobe if this
product is discontinued or not. It still hold the title "Macromedia
FlashPaper"... hmmm.

I installed CutePDF and it works perfectly. I've always used
FlashPaper to print sheet music to PDF files and CutePDF works even
more flawlessly and simply! No need for Acrobat Pro or FlashPaper
anymore! Thanks to njdoor for suggesting that!!!

quote:
Originally posted by:
njdoorI don't know if any of you have used CutePDF
(www.cutepdf.com), but it's a great, free PDF printer. I went
looking for it again when FlashPaper refused to work on Vista. It
currently supports Vista (including x64, which I have so I can
confirm this). Just install it, and then when it asks to download
and install the other component, say yes.

Now if you get an error like I did, don't worry. You can
still get it to work.

A search through their FAQs shows how to fix this printer
install error - unfortunately the fix doesn't work in Vista quite
as reported. This is how I got it towork. After install (ignore the
install errors, as long as you have the latest version installed)
open the printers folder. Right click and go to "run as
administrator --> add printer". Select local printer. If the CW2
port shows up, select that, else select "create new port" and
choose "cutepdf writer monitor". Then for the printer model, select
basically anything (you could do a have disk I suspect, if you
could find where the files are). Name the printer CutePDF Writer
Then after the printer is created, go to the printer's properties.
(select it and choose "set printer properties" from the bar at top
of the folder). Go to the advanced tab. Under driver, use the drop
down and select "CutePDF Writer".

This worked like a charm for me. Hopefully it will be of some
use to others until Adobe gets a FlashPaper patch out.

Adobe claims that for the MAC that this product is part of
Contribute (not a stand alone). Yet I can't find it in Contribute
and a search in Help states there is no topic for Flashpaper. Any
help would be appreciated,

I am using Contribute 3 and Flashpaper on Windows 7 and getting the exact same error message. I checked run as admin for all users and checked to run in compatibility mode for XP also. I then logged in as a local administrator and was able to activate the software. Logged back in as a regular user and it worked.